Tazovsky
Encyclopedia
Tazovsky is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) and the administrative center of Tazovsky District
of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
, located on the Taz River
12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from its fall into the Taz Estuary
. Population:
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) and the administrative center of Tazovsky District
Tazovsky District
Tazovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 7 in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia....
of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard. Population: -Geography and natural history:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Taz River
Taz River
The Taz is a river located in western Siberia, has a length of 1401 km and drains a basin estimated at 150,000 km².The Taz River flows into the Tazovskaya Guba, a roughly 250 km long estuary that begins in the area of Tazovskiy town and ends in the Gulf of Ob...
12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from its fall into the Taz Estuary
Taz Estuary
The Taz Estuary is a long gulf formed by the Taz River.It consists of a roughly 250 km long estuary that begins in the area of Tazovskiy town and ends in the Gulf of Ob, which is connected with the Kara Sea...
. Population: